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The Kamuflirovannyy Letniy Maskirovochnyy Kombinezon [1] (Russian: Камуфлированный Летний Маскировочный Комбинезон, lit. 'Camouflaged Summer Disguise Coverall') [2] or KLMK is a military uniform with a camouflage pattern developed in 1968 by the Soviet Union to overcome the widespread use of night vision optics and devices by NATO countries. [3]
The ERDL pattern, also known as the Leaf pattern, [2] is a camouflage pattern developed by the United States Army at its Engineer Research & Development Laboratories (ERDL) in 1948. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It was not used until the Vietnam War , when it was issued to elite reconnaissance and special operations units beginning early 1967.
Military camouflage is the use of camouflage by an armed force to protect personnel and equipment from observation by enemy forces. In practice, this means applying colour and materials to military equipment of all kinds, including vehicles, ships, aircraft, gun positions and battledress, either to conceal it from observation (), or to make it appear as something else ().
The USMC's MARPAT pattern was the first digitalized (pixelated) pattern in the U.S. military, unveiled in mid-2001. [2] [3] [4] It was first available in January 2002 and was mandatory by late 2004. [5] [6] 2002 U.S. Navy: Navy Working Uniform (NWU) There are two variants of the camouflage.
To reduce its visibility, the new 2S19M2 artillery self-propelled howitzer uses a set of camouflage system to reduce the thermal heat of the vehicle and increase protection against radar, thermal and optical detection by more than 1.5 times, thereby reducing the effectiveness of high-precision weapons.
U.S. Army soldiers wearing OCP uniforms mixed with legacy UCP equipment while shooting M16A2s at a shooting range. The ACU patterned in OCP first became available to U.S. Army soldiers on 1 July 2015, at 20 locations in the contiguous United States and in South Korea, with first-day sales exceeding $1.4 million.
On 2 March 2022, the Army unveiled their field uniform with a new camo pattern known as "Loreng Angkatan Darat" (Army camo pattern) or "Loreng TNI AD" also known officially as 'PDL (Pakaian Dinas Lapangan) Khas Matra Darat'. [31] [32] [33] This camo is a variant of Multicam based on US Army OCP with local DPM color palette. A Desert/Arid ...
Military camouflage Combat uniform: N/A India: Status: In service Designed by the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), consisting of a pixelated camouflage pattern, with improved ergonomics and greater operational efficiency. [1] Was first revealed on Army Day 2022. [2] Indian Army Snow Camouflage Military camouflage Combat uniform ...